A baked ham is quite a common main served around the holidays instead of turkey in many homes. It’s also quite common at Easter! Baking a whole ham is quite easy, but deciding on which sides to serve with ham can be overwhelming. This extensive list of 45 Sides to Serve with Baked Ham will provide you with options for every taste and every occassion!
I love the taste of this ham, but I don’t prepare it very often. Hams tend to be quite large and I’m the only meat-eater in our home, so there is always too much of it leftover. However, if ham is prepared properly, I don’t mind eating the leftovers the second – or even third! day. If you knew me well, you would know that I’m not a fan of leftovers at all, so there’s that. But, the sides are what makes a ham dinner a success and I’ve got 45 Sides to Serve with Baked Ham right here! Are you ready to dig in?
First of all, let me share my favourite ham recipes with you. If you happen to be preparing dinner for large crowd or a big family, you might want to consider a Virginia or Country Ham. My Brown Sugar Mustard Glazed Virginia Ham is easy to prepare and it looks incredible! This ham is perfectly baked, is moist and tender, and has a sweet and sticky glaze with just a little bite to it – you will hope for leftovers because this ham is too good to not have some the next day! You can get that recipe here!
The second type of ham recipe that I would recommend is my Pineapple Glazed Ham. This boneless glazed ham is super easy to prepare and everyone loves it! The ham is tender and moist; it is salty, sweet and a little tart too, which makes it the perfect main! Serve this retro-inspired dish the easy way – no need for carving and fancy presentation. Pineapple Glazed Ham has all the flavour without all the fuss! You can get that recipe here!
Finally, if you are preparing dinner for just two or three people, a large ham might not be the best way to go. If that’s the case for you, might I suggest ham steaks? I have this recipe for Barbecue Peach Ham Steaks that will blow your socks off! The combination of a sweet and smoky barbecue sauce with jarred peach preserves is the perfect addition to accompany these oven-baked ham steaks. Add some garlic, onion, and a little ground black pepper to round out the flavours and you’ve got a very delicious family-style recipe for tonight’s dinner! You can get that recipe here!
LET’S GET TO THE RECIPES!
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LET’S START WITH POTATO OPTIONS FIRST!
NEXT, EVERYONE’S SECOND FAVOURITE SIDE DISH – GREEN BEANS
CAN’T FORGET ABOUT CORN!
I’M A NFWFOUNDLANDER, SO THERE HAS TO BE TURNIP TOO!
HOW ABOUT SOME GREEN PEAS OR BRUSSELS SPROUTS?
WE CANNOT FORGET ABOUT CARROTS!
A THANKSGIVING DINNER ISN’T COMPLETE WITHOUT SQUASH
MISCELLANEOUS SIDES – PICK ONE OR TWO FROM THIS LIST TO COMPLETE YOUR MEAL!
STUFFING IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THIS DINNER TOO!
AND LASTLY, THE GRAVY AND DINNER ROLLS!
THESE LAST RECIPES NEED SOME EXPLAINING…
These next few recipes are very often paired together on one plate, for one meal, and is referred to as cold plates. I would be doing you and every Newfoundlander out there a disservice by not including these recipes on this list. Traditional Newfoundland Cold Plates were served in our home every single Sunday night without fail. In fact, they were also served at Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years!
Traditional Newfoundland Cold plates consist of three types of potato salads – there’s the Vegetable Potato Salad, (sometimes called White Salad) Pickled Beet Potato Salad, and the Mustard Potato Salad. There’s also a macaroni or pasta salad, and always a coleslaw too. Depending on who’s preparing the plate, there may or may not be a jello salad – I left that out because it wasn’t common for us and I actually do not like it!
Then you have your main, which in most cases is a turkey. We only had turkey on special occasions. When mom prepared Cold Plates for a regular Sunday night dinner, she would most likely include roasted chicken, sometimes roast beef, or rarely, glazed ham.
If there was turkey, you could count on there being dressing (stuffing) as well. And lastly, there were the little add-ins, like the slice of black forest ham that had been tightly rolled and pierced with a toothpick; the slice of tomato sitting atop some iceberg lettuce; the cranberry sauce; and, of course, the dinner roll.
All of this created the most popular and most recognized meal on the island. It probably still is! And, more importantly, it created my all-time favourite meal. I could seriously eat this every day and never grow tired of it.
45 SIDES TO SERVE WITH BAKED HAM
There you go, Dear Reader! 45 Sides to Serve with Baked Ham all on one page for you to peruse and drool over! I trust you will be able to find a recipe or two from this list that fits into your holiday baking time and schedule.
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Nancy Caldwell says
Thanks! I copied a few that I know I will like and hope my very fussy wife will, too!